"Five thousand years ago we faced the same flood as the Egyptians,

Four thousand years ago we played with bronze like the ancient Babylonians,

Three thousand years ago we thought about philosophy like the Greeks,

2,000 years ago, like the Romans, we went to war and established the world's largest unified dynasty.

A thousand years ago we were as rich as the Arabs,

And now we have a long history with the Americans.

We've been at the world's tables for 5,000 years, and our opponents have changed rounds several times. ”

"The First Lesson of School"

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The camp in the outer city of Dantu City.

Most of the surface of the rammed earth has been soaked with blood and water into different shades of brown, and the layers of horses and barricades have been cut, chopped and uprooted, but the newly piled up corpses have become their natural shelter and shelter.

"It's a big loss.,I knew that I was looking for a woman when I was in the army before.,Even if it's older.。。 It's not in vain for this life.。。 ”

Not long after returning from injury, Wang Qiu, who became the deputy and flag leader of the team, was shot through the double strand by a stray arrow again; He could only sit sideways on the dead corpse against the edge of the tail feathers in his hand, and reluctantly pulled his bow and released arrows to put down an officer and soldier who had rolled down the building and stood up again, and muttered to himself.

Most of these corpses belonged to the official army, and a few were from the Taiping army; However, it was the result of being shaken and relieved by the critical situation, and being executed by military law before the battle; One of them was stabbed from behind with his own hands, and then he was also dispossessed of his helmet and cloth, and a large lump of swelling from the corners of his forehead to the base of his ears.

And after letting go of this arrow, his hand twitched again, and he could not grasp the lever of the crossbow machine at all; At this moment, a hand reached over and took the crossbow machine, put it on the leg, and immediately released the ratchet that had been stuck in the blood and mud, and dropped the arrow box that had been shot diagonally.

Then the man repressed a full box of sixteen tailless short arrows on the iron-clad string groove of the repeater; Only then did he hand it back to Wang Qiu, and took out a half-filled iron flat can, and said with a gentle sound of liquid swaying.

"Otherwise, the deputy of the team will take a bite first."

But it is Wang Qiu's family with the same surname; has been in the military career that is not very long but quite frequent, and has faded away from the jerky and cowering, shy fire chief Wang Jian at the beginning, but he also has a broken arrow cut off by a connecting rod on his waist, and his body always looks like he can't straighten up.

"Anyway, how many more people can catch their breath on our side."

Wang Qiu also leaned on the group card without pretentiousness, slightly raised his head and took a sip of the slightly spicy wine in the can, and said hard in the hot current that penetrated his ears and nose.

"I've just calculated, in addition to those who were carried away and can't be found, there are still about twenty people in the two teams who can breathe, including you and me."

Wang Jian was quite neat and raised a crossbow machine again, pressed it tightly and leaned on the side of the group card.

Wang Qiu couldn't help but feel a little gloomy in his heart, which meant that there were two teams of six fires (ten people per fire) in this section, and less than one-third of the sixty-six people, including the chief and deputy team officers and flag heads (drummers), were left.

This battle was a bit miserable, and his team alone had already been refilled and combined three times; The two teams are and the deputy of the team and the flag head, and only Wang Qiu is left; As for the twelve fire chiefs and the five-headeds, only the one in front of him could still stand and breathe and speak.

Although they may have been prepared for this situation earlier, a large number of fortifications were laid along the edge of the earthen platform from the inside out, and water equipment and manned and garrisoned were hoarded; However, under the attack of the prominent officers and troops in these cities, it was inevitable that the number of casualties would continue to be reduced and contracted.

Many of the soldiers had fallen in what seemed to be isolated and on all sides before they could wait for the desired outcome or to insist on a turning point; And the officers and soldiers still showed no sign of letting go and retreating in the face of difficulties.

"However, spare parts for arrows and crossbows can still be managed."

Wang Jian seemed to see his thoughts, and said with a relaxed sigh of relief, and stretched out his hand to pat the group card, and the many tail feathers nailed to it trembled with the wind.

"What's more, there are also officers and soldiers from outside to send us miles."

Before his words fell, he heard the sound of a small crack in the wind, and in an instant, many arrows flew through, and they missed the gap in the group card and knocked Wang Jian to the ground; Then in the fierce blowing of the whistle, there were also shouts one after another.

"The officers and troops are attacking again."

The officers and soldiers holding high the newly tied wooden signs and baffles were also accompanied by their companions who kept digging with a pry shovel and clearing out a temporary staircase one by one, and slowly forced up the earthen rampart again.

On another slightly smaller high platform, the officers and soldiers who climbed up with a makeshift ladder were once again covered and edged and small halves in and out of the gate like ants attached to honey.

In the intensifying sound of tearing and killing, in the core of the inner circle, which was strictly guarded, several material tents enclosed by the temporary wounded resettlement site. Around a few inverted vats, more than a dozen full-clothed fire throwers, but some restless people stood up again and asked for their lives.

"Captain, can you go up?"

"It's not enough, don't hold back for me."

As the only surviving deputy lieutenant with the highest rank, Zhang Dong said with a solemn face.

"If you don't get the order, even if the outside world is dead, even if I die in front of your eyes, don't do anything."

Then, he personally drew his sword and bow, and rushed out with the last two guards, and crashed head-on into the ranks of the officers and soldiers who had already gained a firm foothold on the high platform. Like a catfish in stagnant water, the blood-colored vortex brought out by the swing of the sword struggled to stir the vanguard of the officers and soldiers who wanted to form a formation.

On the largest earthen platform, Wang Qiu, who was crushed by a corpse, also looked at Wang Jian, who was shot through the shoulder, and fell to the ground bleeding unconscious; and slashed a broken knife on the legs of the officers and soldiers who rushed by;

And after the three of them were put down, he was also stabbed down with knives and guns by the officers and soldiers who found him, and the blood that burst out flowed together along the gaps between the corpses, and seeped into the increasingly bright soil.

And Wang Jian, who seemed to be dead, suddenly moved at this moment, shouting his name, and stabbed the officers and soldiers who had not yet been pulled out, pulled the crook of their legs and fell to the ground, and then frantically poked the chest and throat with broken arrows, and settled the account.

Then, another officer and soldier who stumbled down, fell down and held him down and hit his head and bit his face in one place. After another unknown amount of time, suddenly there was a shrill and shrill sound in the sky, and a few faintly visible fireworks rose up; In the clear blue sky, several clouds of brightly colored smoke exploded with a sound.

It's like pulling off some kind of sign and beginning.

Outside the Dantu City overlooking from above, with the officers and troops pouring in like a tide, they were gradually smeared and infiltrated with mottled and strange colors of the besieged camp in the midst of the defeat and retreat. As the rockets and incendiary objects that suddenly and densely packed up from the Gouli Mountain towards the demarcated firing boundary, they were suddenly shrouded and covered in the blazing fireworks in a short period of time;

There were many thunderous roars that came and went. As clouds rose one after another around those high platforms, the gray-black smoke clouds in the dense wriggling official and military currents rolled up, and they seemed to grow like mushrooms on the ground; The formations and queues that were scattered and panicked like ants were further rushed away, scattered, and torn apart.

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"Earth Dragon Turnover!"

"It's a landslide!"

"It's a trend."

On the other end of the battlefield, there were people around Dong Chang who screamed one after another. Because in the distance of their field of vision, the offensive is in full swing.

The entire halfway of Gooli Mountain, which was lush and interspersed with cascading fortifications, seemed to come alive in an instant, boiling and excited, and in an instant, it was shrouded in countless smoke clouds and layers of firelight.

It was a firearms position pre-laid on the hillside to obtain maximum range of fire and cross-kill coverage from top to bottom, after removing the temporary shelter of turf and bushes; Suddenly, he began to face the soldiers and horses of Sandu Hangzhou, which had broken through many peripheral fronts and continued to attack with great vigor, and they were all mighty one after another.

In the midst of all the panic and the shock and horror of each other, it was only half a resounding effort. The main team of Dong Changzhong's army, which was sitting at the foot of the mountain, had already seen the soldiers of Fuchun who fled from the mountains and fields; Then there were the defeated soldiers of the Longquandu banner who were responsible for the flank feint and containment; In the end, even the banner of Shijingdu, which he had high hopes for, also abandoned his armor and appeared among the fleeing crowds.

Although he reacted quickly and made a quick decision, with his own troops and the shooting team responsible for covering, he tried to contain the wave of defeat that came by the sudden attack with a bright sword light and a hard bow that was shooting. However, it is like the ebb tide of the sea, helplessly trying to catch a handful of waves;

The roars and shouts that rang out in front of the battle, combined with the splashes of blood and corpses falling in pieces, paved a temporary retreat line; It only made this frightened and even ordinary tide of collapse automatically avoid and spread after a reluctant pause, and became more and more sparse.

Then, groups of pursuers holding high the blue banner also appeared in the rear of the defeated army with the reflection of the bright and flickering continuous armor soldiers, which were drowned in the smoke and dust that swept up the verdant and green flowers.

Then, a few more clouds of smoke and dust hastily gathered around Dong Chang, and burst out among the waiting attacking team; Suddenly, there was the screaming and neighing of people on their backs; Recently, a wave of sand and dust swept down and hit Dong Chang and the big pole beside him; All of a sudden, everything became hazy.

And Dong Chang, who was draped all over his body, could only see those figures who were faintly struggling and hissing in the choking dust near the left, and then his mount suddenly hissed and raised its hooves, throwing him down and rolling on the ground several times before he got up dizzily with the support of the left and right.

Only then did he realize that his mount had been injured in the corner of his eye by a splash of rubble, and he screamed in pain and kicked and rammed in all directions.

"Don't worry about the horse, quickly raise my big banner and flag. Get back together. ”

Dong Chang shouted left and right without hesitation.

However, the flags and flags that were then erected in the smoke and dust suddenly made some kind of breaking sound and swayed and fell; At this moment, even if he has experienced many setbacks and challenges, but he is indomitable or has a heart like a stone, and a character as resolute as Dong Chang, he does not show a desperate and depressed expression.

Well, I forgot to ask for leave, so everyone can scold me. Try to make up for the missing chapters in the future.

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